Gaetz is part of a new breed of Republican elected officials in the Trump era — a loud, bombastic voice defending the president, his policies and allies. He has a flair for publicity — at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, he wore a gas mask to the House floor, a stunt that provoked widespread…

Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan called defunding police "the worst idea I can possibly imagine" and decried "mobs" tearing down statues in a wide-ranging interview with Fox News ahead of next week's release of his book "Still Standing."Hogan, who is the subject of speculation that he could be angling for a White House run in 2024,…

Pfizer will provide 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine if and when it is approved later this year under a “historic” deal with the government, President Trump said Wednesday, as three states and D.C. scrambled in the meantime to stanch the virus by mandating masks outside the home. Mr. Trump used a White House…

Even as Democrats lambast President Trump for sending in officers to protect the federal buildings in Portland, Republicans are increasingly asking: Where are Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Mayor Ted Wheeler? As the city braced Wednesday for a 56th straight night of protest chaos, Oregon Senate Minority Leader Fred Giron cheered the recent arrival of…

Forget slave holders like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Never mind Indian deporters like Andrew Jackson. And who ever heard of segregationists Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt? Joe Biden said Donald Trump is the first racist America has ever elected president. The 77-year-old presumed Democratic presidential nominee made that remarkable claim at a Wednesday virtual…